60x60 CANADA

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60x60 CANADA
2008/09 PRESS RELEASE
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22 September 2008.
Vox Novus in collaboration with the Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC) is pleased to present
the first all-Canadian 60x60 program.
60x60 is an annual project containing 60 compositions from 60 different composers, each composition 60
seconds or less in duration. Since its inception in 2003, the international 60x60 project has seen over 100
concerts, multimedia and dance shows, and installations worldwide. The project has been regularly
broadcast and five CDs have been released featuring works from the project.
The mission of the 60x60 project is to promote new music. The project is specifically designed to
include a large number of composers at all career stages and to present their music to audiences around
the world.
Selected by a jury composed of Kevin Austin, Chantal Dumas, Katharine Norman, Eldad Tsabary and
Robert Voisey, the 2008–09 Canadian 60x60 concert mix selection is comprised of the following
composers (in alphabetical order by last name):
ASOMA, Zorina BACCHUS, Adam BASANTA, Sandeep BHAGWATI, Adrian BORZA, Christian CALON, David
CAMPBELL, Matt CAMPBELL, Raylene CAMPBELL, CDZABU, Gustav CIAMAGA, Patrick Sébastien COULOMBE, Ian
CRUTCHLEY, DANCERS, Leslie DE MELCHER, Debashis SINHA, Richard DÉSILETS, Francis DHOMONT, Nicolas DION,
Patricia L. DIRKS, Carey DODGE, The D RY HEEVES, Troy DUCHARME, Jean-Michel DUMAS, Philippe-Aubert
GAUTHIER, François GIROUARD, Philip GOSSELIN, Martin GOTFRIT, Tim HECKER, Bryan JACOBS, Bentley JARVIS,
Yota KOBAYASHI, Shaw-han LIEM (I am Robot and Proud), Sylvi MACCORMAC, Florence MASSON, David
MCCALLUM, Andra MCCARTNEY, Diana MCINTOSH, Dustin MOLICKI, Steven NAYLOR, Raphaël NÉRON-BARIBEAU,
David OGBORN, John OLIVER, Sean O’NEILL, David PARFIT, Lia PAS, Sarah PEEBLES, Scott PETERSON, Michael
PINSONNEAULT, Ambrose POTTIE, Hélène PRÉVOST, Jean ROUTHIER, Frederick SCHIPIZKY, Zuzana SEVCIKOVA,
Laurence STEVENSON, Nancy TOBIN, Roxanne TURCOTTE, Steve WADHAMS, Matthew WOOD, Kamen ZENOV.
The selected works will be played in a number of concerts over the 2008–09 year. Already concerts are
planned in Montréal, Toronto, Halifax, Regina, Vancouver and Mexico City. Concerts will be
announced on cec-conference and other international electroacoustic email lists.
If you wish to receive a copy of the selections for concert play, please contact the Project Coordinator of
the Canadian edition of 60x60, Eldad Tsabary <[email protected]>.
For more information on the project, visit http://60x60yaeldad.com.
VOX NOVUS
CEC
SONUS
http://www.voxnovus.com
http://cec.concordia.ca
http://sonus.ca
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60x60 CANADA
2008/09 COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE
22 septembre 2008.
Vox Novus, en collaboration avec la Communauté Électroacoustique Canadienne (CEC), est heureux
d’annoncer la première édition canadienne du projet 60x60.
60x60 est un projet annuel qui présente 60 œuvres de 60 compositeurs différents, chaque composition
ayant une durée de 60 secondes ou moins. Depuis la création du projet en 2003, des œuvres issues des
éditions « internationales » de 60x60 ont été l’objet de plus de 100 concerts, présentations multimédia,
spectacles de danse et installations à travers le monde, sans parler des diffusions radio. À cinq reprises,
certaines d’entre elles ont été choisies pour faire partie d’importantes compilations sur CD.
Une des fonctions importantes du projet 60x60, mise à part bien sûr la promotion de la musique
nouvelle, est de faire connaître, à un vaste public tant canadien qu’international, des compositeurs
talentueux quel que soit le stade de carrière auquel ils soient parvenus.
Un jury spécial, formé de Kevin Austin, Chantal Dumas, Katharine Norman, Eldad Tsabary et Robert
Voisey, a monté, pour la saison 2008–2009, une programmation de concert d’œuvres du projet 60x60
« édition canadienne », dûes aux compositeurs suivants, par ordre alphabétique :
ASOMA, Zorina BACCHUS, Adam BASANTA, Sandeep BHAGWATI, Adrian BORZA, Christian CALON, David
CAMPBELL, Matt CAMPBELL, Raylene CAMPBELL, CDZABU, Gustav CIAMAGA, Patrick Sébastien COULOMBE, Ian
CRUTCHLEY, DANCERS, Leslie DE MELCHER, Debashis SINHA, Richard DÉSILETS, Francis DHOMONT, Nicolas DION,
Patricia L. DIRKS, Carey DODGE, The D RY HEEVES, Troy DUCHARME, Jean-Michel DUMAS, Philippe-Aubert
GAUTHIER, François GIROUARD, Philip GOSSELIN, Martin GOTFRIT, Tim HECKER, Bryan JACOBS, Bentley JARVIS,
Yota KOBAYASHI, Shaw-han LIEM (I am Robot and Proud), Sylvi MACCORMAC, Florence MASSON, David
MCCALLUM, Andra MCCARTNEY, Diana MCINTOSH, Dustin MOLICKI, Steven NAYLOR, Raphaël NÉRON-BARIBEAU,
David OGBORN, John OLIVER, Sean O’NEILL, David PARFIT, Lia PAS, Sarah PEEBLES, Scott PETERSON, Michael
PINSONNEAULT, Ambrose POTTIE, Hélène PRÉVOST, Jean ROUTHIER, Frederick SCHIPIZKY, Zuzana SEVCIKOVA,
Laurence STEVENSON, Nancy TOBIN, Roxanne TURCOTTE, Steve WADHAMS, Matthew WOOD, Kamen ZENOV.
Les œuvres sélectionnées seront jouées lors de concerts déjà prévus à Montréal, Toronto, Halifax,
Regina, Vancouver et Mexico au cours de la saison 2008–09. Tous les concerts seront annoncés sur la
liste cec-conference et sur d’autres listes internationales.
Si vous désirez reçevoir une copie de ces oeuvres pour diffusion en concert, veuillez contacter le
coordinateur de l’édition canadienne du projet 60x60 : Eldad Tsabary <[email protected]>.
Visitez le site http://60x60.yaeldad.com pour plus de renseignements sur le projet.
VOX NOVUS
CEC
SONUS
http://www.voxnovus.com
http://cec.concordia.ca
http://sonus.ca
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60x60 — PRESS COMMENTS
With close to 100 audio and multimedia performances and radio airplay of its CD releases by stations
around the world, the 60x60 Project has been enthusiastically discussed among composers, reviewers
and artists since its inception in 2003.
Jonathan Schaefer and Frank J. Oteri talked it up on WNYC in 2005. New Music Box explored the 60x60
and short durational works in its magazine. Chris Pasles discussed the founder in the LA Times. Geeta
Dayal dubbed the 60x60 experience “channel-surfing through contemporary music” in The Village Voice.
Malcom Miller wondered whether it was ingenuity or madness in Music and Vision Daily. Anne Cammon
broke the pop mold in Fly Global Music Culture by profiling the founder and Dennis Bathory-Kitsz raved
about the genius of the 60x60 Project on WKCR.
“…le tout étant plus grand que la somme de ses parties, c’est vraiment le
concept global qui retient l’attention.”
— Réjean Beaucage, “Nouveautés en bref” in Circuit 18/1 (2008).
The 60x60 series — concert-style listening events showcasing 60 contemporary electronic music
compositions, each no longer than 60 seconds in duration, played in succession over one hour… [is a]
tantalizing audio collage…
— Alexandra Jones, “Gone in 60 Minutes :Electronic Compositions Showcased
at NC State University” in Classical Voice of North Carolina (1 October 2007).
… a musically eclectic mix of murmurs, melodies and motifs…
60 x 60, programmed an hour of new music, presenting 60 new works, each only 60 seconds long.
— Sophia Yan, “In Concert, 60 Times the Fun” in Oberlin Review (27 April 2007).
“60x60 showcases a wealth of brief, contemporary compositions. There are no
live performances, so you can’t really call it a concert. Maybe it would better be described as a listening
party. … It’s like a Whitman’s sampler of the contemporary new music scene.”
— Greg Haymes, “Sound Sampler” in Times Union (9 February 2006).
“… The idea of commissioning sixty pieces each a minute long has
elements of both ingenuity combined with madness. … A minute can be ample time
to express a whole gamut of imaginative sounds, or it can be a constraint which forces an artist to isolate
what is the most important element of a work. The point of the project is that it enables an audience to
take in and enjoy a cross section of different approaches to new music within a reasonable duration. And
the purpose of Robert Voisey is to promote new music…”
— Malcolm Miller, “Ingenuity and madness?” in Music & Vision Daily (24 December 2005).
“If you get bored quickly or have A.D.D., 60x60 features 60 back-to-back pieces that are each under 60
seconds long, each by a different modern composer. 60-second abstract silent films accompany many of
the works. [60x60 (2004) with Shimpei Takeda] … It’s like channel surfing through
experimental music — and it’s all over in an hour or less.”
— Geeta Dayal, Village Voice Vol. L No. 11 (16–22 March 2005).
“a fascinating project”
— Gary Knudson cited in Rachel Slade, “60x60 Project presents 60
composers in 60 minutes” in North Texas Daily (28 February 2007).
“From Irish Eyes to Short Attention Spans”
— Frank J. Oteri and John Schaefer, Soundcheck (WNYC), New York, 17 March 2005.
“Got a Minute? A Few Words on Music in 60 Seconds or Less”
— Robert Voisey with Frank J. Oteri, NewMusicBox, 1 May 2004.